I am using CCS 5.1 which does not appear to have a terminal option. Is that correct?
I was having problems viewing the serial output through my computer's serial connection. When I measured, I found the serial signal voltage level was too low for RS-232 -- it was more of a TTL level, about 3.7 volts. The result was that I would get characters output on my terminal program (Teraterm) but they would be different from the characters output by the program. I solved the problem by using a USB input that accepted the lower voltage level signals.